Machine



Nov. 22, 1949 s. w. LASTO- 2,489,239

MACHINE Filed March 15, 1945 9 Shee'ts-Sheet l INVENTOR. j Stephen W Lasfo Nov. 22, 1949 s. w. LASTO 2,489,239

MACHINE Filed March 15, 1945 9 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

Stephen W Lasto Nov. 22, 1949 s. w. LASTO 2,439,239

MACHINE Filed March 15, 1945 9 Sheets-Sheet s v e7 2 gszv 64 5 2e 2-: INVENTOR.

' Stephen lMLasio MACHINE 9 Sheets-Sheet 4 S. W. LASTO Nov. 22, 1949 Filed March 15, 1945 Nov. 22, 1949 s. w. LAs'ro 2,489,239

MACHINE Filed March 15, 1945 9 Shets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR. Sfephen Lasfo S. W. LASTO Nov. 22, 1949 MACHINE 9 Sheets-Sheet 6 Filed March 15, 1945 INVENTOR. Stephen W Lqsfo Nov. 22, 1949 Filed March 15, 1945 S. W. LASTO MACHINE 9 Sheets-Sheet 9 INVENTOR. 1 ti STEPHEN WLASTU Z42 BY I I l 19: I v,

I ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 22, 1949 UNITED PATENT OFFICE Stephen W.Lasto,-.Stratford, -Cnn., assignor of one-half to Fred Lacey, Bridgeport, Conn.

Application'March' lfi, 1945, Serial No. 582,984

16 Claims. (Cl.l.9.015)

This invention relates to new and useful .improvements in machine tools.

The obiects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from .alconsiderationaof the followingdetailed description taken in connection with the accompanying-drawings whereina satisfactory embodiment of the invention is shown. However, it will be understood that the invention is not limited to the details disclosedqbut incl-udes all :such variations and modifications .as fall within thespirit of the invention :and thescopeiof the appended claims.

In thedrawings:

Fig. 1 is a viewpartly in side elevation-and partly in vertical section of the machine of-the invention, the view being taken as :along theline l-l of Fig. 3;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on an enlarged .scale showing the gearing and rotary pilot valveaand associated parts of Fig. .1, the view (being taken as along the line 2-2 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional View talseniimmediatel inside the front wall of thewbase as along the line 3-3 of Fig.2;

Fig. 4 is the sectional view taken along the plane of line 44 .of Fig.3;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken as along-the plane of the line 5-5 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken' as along the line 6-6 of Fig. 1 and showing-certain piping and valve mechanism omitted tromiFigal for the purpose of obtaining greater clarity;

Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken asalong the line 1-1 of Fig. 6.;

Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken as along-the line 8-8 of Fig. 6;

Fig. 9 is a diagram-showing the piping arrangement to the various valves;

Fig. 10 is .a detailed sectional view through an adjustable stop, the view being taken asalong the.

line 10-40 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 11 is a front elevational view showing. the work support portions of the machine;

Fig. 12 is a sectional view taken as .alongithe line ,l2-l2 of Fig. 11;

Fig..l3 isa detailedsectional view-as. along the line l3|.3 of Fig. 11;

Fig. 14 is an enlarged detailed .sectional v'iew showing a lock means employed in connection with adjustment of the work holder;

Fig. 15 is a central sectional view throughlthe work holder, the view being taken as .along the line"l5-I5 of Fig. 11;

Fig. 16 is a detailed elevational view of .valve trip means employed;

2 Fig.1? is an isometricview of the1rotary-pilot .valve mounting bracket;

1 8 is a plan view of a piece of work;

Fig-19 is a sectional view of said piece of :work as along the 1ine-:l9- l9:of Fig. 1.3;

Fig. 20 is a schematic sectional view "showing the interior .of a reversing valve employed;

Fig. 21 is .a similar view of atom-way type of pilot operated valve employed; and

Fi 22 is :a similar view of a pressure relief valve employed.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the machine ineludes a base comprising a hollow casting generally designated 1 El, and comprising .a hottom wall all, atop wall l2, sidewalls l.3-a-n d,l4, and rear and front walls ltzandl-ii. An extension l! on the upper middle portion of the front of i the base provides a (mounting for a Work supportlater to he more fully described.

.At the upperside of the base .I l! is .a platengenerall-y designated l8, and comprising -a hollow casting open at its lower side. As illustrated-in Figs. 1 and .3 a skirt portion ta ot the platen is adapted to have a limited telescopic relationwith the .upper portion of base It when the platen is in its .lower position. Secured by .bolts -21], sor otherwise .madefast to the upper side of a the platen i8. is an electric motor 21, the speed of which is variable and-controlled by electronic means indicated-W 22. This .electronicicontrol means is conventional and therefore is only indicated andis not=i1lustrated. It maybe supported as on-the bracket 23 extend-ingfrom the rear wall [5 to the base.

A pair of postsz l and 25 are located tor the most part within thebase ill, but pass throughthe top wall 12 of the latter and eachincludes a reduced-diameter upper portion 2.6. .Such portions 2-5 wedge in sockets 2! in the platen L8 :or in any other suitable manner are rigidly and securely connected with the platen. Similar hollow bosses 28 are iormedor cast with thebase wall H and extend inwardly therefrom and each boss receives a tapered split bushing 29. Similar split ta ered bushings 33 .are mounted in openings in the top wall [20f the casting. The upper and lowersgplit bushings are .aIig-nedin pairs and slideably receive the posts24' and '25. 'These bushings are adjustable to compensate for wear and may be adjusted by tightening the nuts 29A.

A crosshead generally designated 3| connects the. posts24 and .25 at a point above their'flower ends and includes at its outer ends split portions 32 and 33 clampedabout the respective postsfl and'25 by bolts 34. Cylinder 35 of a piston and cylinder assembly is secured in any suitable manner to a pad 36 formed at the underside of the top wall |2 of the base and the piston rod 31 of such piston and cylinder assembly is secured to the intermediate portion 38 of the crosshead 3| as by nuts 39. These nuts lock the piston rod to the crosshead and also look in the latter a bushing 39A in which the lower end of the rod is threaded.

The invention includes means (later to be described) for supplying fluid under pressure to the cylinder 35 to raise and lower the piston (not shown) and since the piston rod is connected with the crosshead 3| and the latter is clamped to the posts 24 and 25 it will be understood that the hydraulic means provides for the raising and lowering of said posts as a unit. Clearly as these posts are raised and lowered the platen l8 and the motor 2| thereon will be given similar movement.

' Bracket 40 fixed to the cylinder 35 includes arms 4| at one side of the cylinder and such arms provide a mounting for a rotary pilot valve 42. Valve 42 includes spaced fingers 43 and 44 located in planes slightly offset laterally from one another. A nut 45 clamps the lower end portion of a screw 46 to an extension or lug 41 on the crosshead portion 32 and this screw extends vertically and its upper end is supported as at 48. As will later be more fully appreciated the screw 46 is held against all turning movement about its own axis.

Mounted on the screw 46 are upper and lower dogs 49 and 56, respectively, and these dogs are freely slidable on the screw but respectively mount gears and 52 which are actually threaded to the screw. Thus it will be seen that the dogs may be adjusted or moved vertically along the screw only by turning of the respective gears. The dogs 49 and 56 include projections or foot portions 53 and 54, respectively, and such foot portions are laterally displaced relatively so that they align with the valve operating fingers 43 and 44, respectively.

A vertically disposed tie-rod 55 passes through extension portions 56 and 51 of the dogs 49 and 56, respectively, and toward its upper end is of enlarged diameter providing a shoulder 58 whereby vertical adjustment upwardly of the dog 49 relative to dog 58 is limited. Towards its lower portion rod 55 is threaded and equipped with nuts 59 providing adjustable stops for positively limiting any downward adjustment of the dog 56 relative to the dog 49.

In addition to serving as limiting means controlling adjustment of the dogs 49 and 50 the tie-rod 55 passes through the dogs in eccentric relation with screw 46 preventing swinging movement of the dogs about the screw as an axis. A part 60 of the bracket 46 adjustably mounts rods 6| and 62 disposed vertically. Lock nuts 63 are provided to secure these rods in adjusted positions and such rods are so disposed that the upper end of rod 6| is located below gear 5| and the lower end of rod 62 is located above gear 52.

Thus these rods serve to prevent excessive adjustments of the gears 5| and 52 and therefore the dogs 49 and 50 toward one another along the screw 46. The purpose of these devices for limiting adjustments will later appear. It will be understood that the screw 46 and the dogs 49 and 56 move vertically up and down with the posts 24 and 25 and that the positions of the dogs with respect to the screw determine the times at which the foot pieces 53 and 54 of the dogs will engage the fingers 43 and 44 of the rotary pilot valve 42 and thus the length of the stroke imparted to the motor 2|.

At its underside the platen l8 carries a short pin 64 in vertical alignment with an adjustable stop screw 65 threaded in a cylinder or sleeve 66 mounted in the upper wall l2 of base H). A bracket 61 is fixed to the outer side of such wall and includes a finger-like portion 68 overlying the upper end of the sleeve 66 and holding the latter against vertical movement. The finger 68 also extends into a keyway 69 in the screw 65 and while it does not prevent vertical movement of the screw it does prevent turning of screw with the sleeve and thus insures that when the sleeve is turned the screw is fed inwardly or outwardly of the sleeve, depending on the direction in which the latter is rotated.

About its upper end sleeve 66 is provided with gear teeth whereby such upper end comprises a gear 16 and the latter meshes with a gear H in turn meshing with a gear 12. Gears H and 12 are mounted on shafts l3 and 14 journaled in the wall |2 of the base. The shaft 14 is turned when making any adjustment of the dog 49 and thus-the stop screw 64 is always maintained in a predetermined relation with such dog which operates the valve 42 at the end of the down stroke of the platen I8.

The means for adjusting the dog 49 and the stop screw 65 comprises a hand or finger knob 15 fixed to a shaft 16 passing through the front wall |6 of the base at one side of the extension I! of the latter. A means comprising a bevelled gear 11 and a small pinion gear 18 is fixed to the inner end of shaft 76 and such small pinion gear meshes with a large diameter gear 16 fixed with relation to the hub 86 of a small pinion gear 8| meshing with a large diameter gear 82 fixed on hub 83 journaled in a bushing 84 carried by the wall l6.

Hub 83 includes an outer portion comprising a disc 85 and suitable Vernier markings on the face of said disc are adapted to be read in conjunction with suitable markings on the exposed ringlike face 86 of the bushing 84. With the described gearing it will be clear that a very substantial turning of the knob 15 will result in but a small turning movement of the Vernier marked plate or face portion 85 of the hub 83 with relation to the marking or markings on the ring-like face 86.

Bevelled gear ll meshes with a similar bevelled gear 8'! fixed on a horizontal shaft 88 and carrying a bevelled gear 89 meshing with a bevelled gear 96 on a vertical shaft 9|. Fixed to shaft 9| is a relatively large gear 92 meshing with a gear 93 which has a relatively large diameter and which as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3 is of considerable width. Gear 83 is fixed to the lower end portion of shaft 14 and above such gear said shaft may be disposed in a sleeve 94 as shown as cast with the base It. Since gear 93 is fixed to the shaft 14 and the latter carries the gear 52 it will been that on any turning of the knob or hand piece the sleeve 66 will be turned and will feed the stop screw 65 upwardly or downwardly depending upon the direction in which such hand knob is turned.

Gear 93 also meshes with the gear 5| of the dog 49 and therefore it will be seen that on turning of the knob E5 the gear 5| will be turned and will be fed in one direction or the other along the screw 46 and will carry the dog 49 with it. Thus turning of knob I5 adjusts the timing of the machine and controls the length of its stroke aseaaee by I varying the position of .1 the dog 49; on screw 46 andthetime at which the;foot 53 of the dog .will engage the finger 1430f valve 42. As the turning of the knob 'IEiresultsin turning ofsleeve 66 the limiting or stop screw-.65 isadjustedto correspond with any .adjustment'of dog '49 along-screw 46.

A means similar to that above described is used in effecting adjustments of the dog 50 along the screw 46. vSuch means includes .a hand piece or knob 95-arranged atthe front of the machine and at the side of the base-extension I'I opposite that of whichthe knob I5 is located. Knob 95 is fixed to a shaft 96 passing through thefront wall I6 of thebase I and at its inner end fixed to and carrying a bevelled gear 91 and a small gear 98 whichlatter meshes with a relative large diameter gear 99 on a 'shaftwith and fixed-to a-small diameter gear I00 in turn meshing with a large diameter gear I! fixed to a hubportionlilZ which corresponds with a hub portion 83 and is provided with a front plate or disc I03 carrying Vernier markings for reading with themarking on the ring-like face I04 of a bushing I mounted in wall I6 and providing a bearing for hub portion I02. Clearly withthe gearing described the knob 95 may be given a number of revolutions without turning of the Vernier face through more than a portion of a revolution.

Bevelled gear 9! meshes with a bevelled gear I"05.fixed to a horizontal shaft I01 which at the inner side of .the wall or bracket I08 carries a bevelled gear I09 meshing with a bevelled gear III fixed to a vertical shaft III. Shaft III is mounted between brackets II2 on the wall IEIB and toward its lower end hasa gear H3 fixed thereto and meshing with a gear 4 on a shaft I I5 mounted in a bracket I Ificast with the base wall I6. Gear H4 is a relatively large diameter and is quite thick and in fact is a duplicate of the gear 93 above described.

The gear 52 within the dog 50 meshes withgear H4. From this it will be understood that on turning of the knob 95 the gear 52 is turned about the fixed screw 46 and feeds the dog 50 upwardly or downwardly along such screws, the direction of movement of the dog depending on the direction of movement of the knob'95. The movements of the dogs 49 and 5.0 by turning of the gears 5I and 52 will .take place since as previously set forth such gears have threaded engagement with the screw-46 and the latteris not rotatable.

In the present machine theshaft In of the motor 2! is to be equipped with a suitable chuck C adapted to hold and rotate in a horizontal position a suitable tool as a tool similar to an end mill. Thus such a tool would be disposed over a workholdergenerally designated H8 and mounted on the upper side of the base-extension I'I. As herein disclosed the workholder H8 comprises aslide I I9 mounted on a way I20 and adapted to be moved there along toward and from the motor on the turning of the hand wheel I2! fixed to a screw I22 threaded into a lug I23 depending from the slide.

On slide H9 is a cross slide I24 adjustable on a Way I25 by the turning of the hand-wheel I26 fixed to a screw I21 threaded'into'a lug I28. The various ways are equipped with gibs I29 adapted to be adjusted or taken up by the screws I30. A screw 13! is adapted to be adiusted'as by' hand piece I32 s0 asto bind against theway on which the slide I424 is adjustable.

"Intermediate iits ends sslide II=2 W on- 1 its upper side is providedwith azrhollow built-up portion I33 supporting ;a work 1.plate-; I 34'zincluding. a. depending zzstemelike ,portion centering .said hollow part I33. Such a stemelikeitportion :includesaa bevelled surf-ace aporti'on .I35 shearing :against 2a similar portionwof :1the2part433, a straightportion I36 havingua worm-gear:I3l secured'there to, :and below such .worm 2a.;portion I38 bevelled reversely with-"respectrto the bev'elledportion I35.

The :engaged surface at I35 provides for turning. movement o'f'theworkplate I34 on slide T24. Meshing with "the worm-"gear I3I fixed to the stem like portionofri-said work plate is a worm I38 fixed-on a-shaft "I39. Such shaft is received in an extension 440 of"the portion "or housing I33 and "towards its respective 'ends the shaft is mounted'in an eccentric bushing I4ll. Said bushing is provided with-a pair of oppositely fdisposed notches "I42 and I43 'and associated with slzzi4d bushing isa spring pressed lockingtplunger The arrangement' is;such' that on withdrawing of the plunger the bushing may be rotated through 180 degrees so that .theflplunger being withdrawn from notch .I43bushing .I'4I may be turned to have the .iplun'ger enter notch I142. These parts are-sodispose'dfthat whenthe plunger is'in notch I43 'shaft139'is so related to'the worm gear I3Ithat worm I38 is meshing with such worm gear. 'Therefore'on rotationpf the shaft I39 as by a hand wheel I45 gear I3! will be rotated andbein'gfixedtothe stem-like portion of the workplate I34 the latter will be rotatedabout a'verticalaxis. :By'rotating' the bushing I'4'I through 180 degrees "the spring plunger is engaged with notch! 42v at whichltime shaft I39 is solocated that'the worm I38 is .out of .mesh with theworm gear I 31.

From the above it 'will'be seen that with .the structure thus'far described lithe .work plate I34 may be adjusted toward and "from the motor "2| by manipulation ,of the hand wheel I H and .it may be adjusted transversely with respect .tolthe motor'by manipulation with the hand .wheel 1.26 and it may be adjusted about a vertical axis by turning of thehand"wheel I45. Meansare provided'for locking the'work holderinany radially adjusted positiontand whilesuch means may take any desired form one means is herein specifically disclosed.

Disposed immediately below the worm wheel I31 are apair oflock plates I46 and I41 each having an arcuate notch in its inner edge and suchplates are disposed at opposite sides of the tapered portion I38 of work plate I34 with their notches at all "times substantially receiving such tapered portion. notched portions of plates I46 and I41 are ta- :pere'd complementary'to the taper of pin portion I38 of the work holding plate.

A pair of screws I48 and l43passing through the side walls of the slide I24 engagethe outer sides of lugs and I 5| formed with the plates I46 and 141. Somewhat similarly screws I52and I53engageshou1ders I54 and I55 "on the plates I46 andifl respectively at the sides of the arcuate notches opposite 'those of which the lugs I50 and -I'5l are-located. Between the shoulders I54 .and I55platesI46 and I4! are provided with extensions-I56 and "I 51 respectively and through which pass a rodl'56carr'yir1g a nut" I59 bearing againstthe outer sideof1ug156. On'the'rod I58 at the outer end *of the slide 124 is "manipulation .m'eans460.

The edges of the arcuate In'the use of the device the screws I48, I41, I52 and I53 are adjusted into positions so that when they are engaging the lugs and shoulders of the plates I46 and I41 such plates clear the portion I38 of the stem-like means so that the work holder plate I 34 may be given rotary adjustment on the side I24. At such times the plates I46 and I41 are just clearing the said stem-like portion and therefore only a slight manipulation of the means I60 is required to draw the extensions I56 and I51 of such plates toward one another whereupon the screws I48 and I49 preventing separation of the lugs I59 and II the plate shoulders I54 and I55 are moved slightly inwardly from the screws I52 and I53. When this occurs the plates are caused to tightly embrace the tapered portion I38 of the stem-like portion of the work supporting plate and they have a tendency to cam such pin inwardly and draw surface portion I35 tightly against its seat whereby the work supporting plate is centered and is very tightly locked in any desired position of radial adjustment.

The entire lower portion of the base I8 comprises an oil sump and through a strainer or screen I6I a pump I62 takes the oil or other hydraulic fluid and distributes it under pressure as will be described. Pump I62 may be driven by an electric motor I63. Through suitable fittings I64 pump I62 discharges into a pressure relief valve I65. This valve is connected by pipe or tube I66 with a four-way valve of the pilot operated type I61.

Pipes I68 and I69 from a pair of the ports of valve I61 connect with a pair of ports of an adjustable time delay valve I18, while a pipe I1I connects a third port of the valve I61 with a counterbalance valve I12. A pipe I13 connects a port of valve I65 with the rotary pilot valve 42 and such valve is also connected by suitable pipe I14 with a port of the valve I16. A pipe I15 from valve I61 is connected with a valve I16 (shown only in the diagram of Figs. 1 and 9). A pipe I11 connects a port of. the counterbalance valve I12 with the lower end of the cylinder 35. This connection is shown only in diagrammatic Fig. 9. The operation of the various valves so far mentioned together with the pipe arrangement between these valves and a valve yet to be described will be given in connection with Fig. 9.

Here, with particular relation to Figs. 6, '1, and 8, a means has been illustrated for convenient mounting of certain of the valves. Thus in these figures adjacent to the back wall I5 a pair of rods I18 and I19 are mounted vertically in the base I8 and each rod at its upper end is received in a boss I89 and its lower end in a boss I8I and these bosses may be cast with the base. Screws I82 may be set against the upper portions of the rods I18 and I19 to lock them in place. These rods are shown as receiving brackets I83, I84 and I85 carrying or mounting the valves I61, I12 and I'll] respectively.

With this construction it is not necessary to cast pads on the inner side of the base casting and to machine such pads for the mounting of the valves. The rods I18 and I19 provide for the mounting of the valves with little expense and in addition the brackets may be adjusted vertically on the rods to easily move the Valves or position the valves in the desired vertical relationship. In addition the valves may be swung about the rods within the limits permitted by the closeness of the rods to the wall I5 so that various parts may be cleared from one another.

The side walls I3 and I4 of the base casting are 8. provided with openings I86 and I81 and in each of which opening is a casting I88. As shown, these castings are shaped to give the impression of louvers, also they are in fact solid to prevent oil or other hydraulic fluid being squirted out. The openings I86 and I81 also give access to the interior of the base casting for the making of adjustments or repairs of the valves or pipe fittings or the like. Louvers I88 are each notched at their lower end as at I89 to receive the lower edges of the respective wall openings I86 and I81 and at their upper ends are provided with deeper notches I96.

With the structure shown it will be seen that by inserting the fingertips under one of the louver-like formations on the plates I88 they may be 'ited vertically telescoping their upper notches 99 over the upper edge walls about the openings I88 and I81 so as to lift their notches I89 above the lower edges of such openings whereupon the plates may be swung outwardly, lowered and removed.

To reinsert the plates or to position them their upper notches are disposed to receive the wall edges at the upper sides of the openings I86 and I91 and the plates are raised to have their lower edges clear the wall edges at the lower sides of such openings, then the lower edges of the plates are swung inwardly and dropped into position with their notches receiving portions of the walls is and I4 as in Fig. 6. With this construction it will be seen that the plates or louvers are easily and quickly removed and replaced and that they may add appreciably to the appearance of the machine and that they are positioned without using fastening means or hinges.

Referring specifically to diagrammatic Fig. 9 it shows an actual piping arrangement wherein the pressure relief valve I65 has a by-pass connection I 9| with a return line I92 extending from the four-way pilot operated valve I61 to a return tank I93 which latter is shown only in the diagram and which actually comprises the lower portion of the base. Additionally a line I94 connects the pressure relief valve I65 with a pilot valve I95. Valve I95 is actually an emergency stop and run valve and when its knob I96 is in the full line position the machine will operate and when its knob is pushed inwardly to the dotted line position the machine is stopped. When the knob is in the last named position the pressure relief valve I65 is overbalanced and all fluid delivered to the relief valve through line I64 is passed out through branch I9I to return I 92.

This will be better understood with reference to Fig. 22. There valve I65 is shown in section, in

position as when the machine is operating. At this time, fluid under pressure from the pipe I64 enters port 249 and passing through the open valve exits through port 24I to the pipe I66. The valve piston 242 now closes the exhaust port 243 to the return pipe I9I. When the machine is to be stopped, the valve I95 is operated, opening the bleed through pipe I94 exhausting pressure from the upper side of piston 244. Now the piston valve assembly shifts upwardly by the pressure of the passing fluid whereby piston 242 closes communication between ports 249 and MI and opens communication between port 249 and exhaust port 243 whereby all fluid is by-passed back to the pump.

Line I69 between the rotary pilot valve 42 and the four-way valve I61 is actually connected with the adjustable time delay valve I18 by branch I91. A line I98 connects the flow control and aesaeeo check valve I16 with the upper end'ofthe cylinder 35. From the adjustable time delay valve I16 and the rotary pilot valve 42 drain lines I99 and 299 respectively connect with a return line 2!. At 292 is illustrated an adjustable stop located in the path of movement of the means 263 symbolic of the dogs 49 and 59 and carrying the foot pieces 53 and 54.

The stop and run pilot valve I95 ismounted at the front of the base extension I 1 along with the flow control and check valve I16 which actually is a speed control valve and is adjustable through manipulation of a handle 264. On.one side of the base extension I1 is a. panel or box 265 mounting control switches having manuals 296, 291 and 298. Two of these switches may be direct controls for the motors 2] and I63 respectively and the other controls the rate of revolution of motor 2|. As the tank I93 is the lower portion of the casting it will be appreciated that various return lines may be omitted and the returning fluid merely dropped into the well of the machine.

The reversing valve 42 is shown more in detail in Fig. 20 and there it will be noted the valve includes a casing 225 having four ports to which the pipe lines I69, I13, I14 and 296 are connected. Within said casing is the valve body 226 oscillatable through an arc of approximately fortyfive degrees as the lugs 43 and 44 are alternately engaged by the dogs 53 and 54 during the machines operation.

As shown in Fig. 20, fluid under pressure from the pump I62 enters the valve 42 from the pipe or line I13 and exits through the pipe or line I14. Within the valve casing 225, the connection is made through the passage 221 in the valve body 226. At this time, a passage 228 in the valve body places the pipe or line I69. in communication with the exhaust pipe or line 266. Therefore, with the valve body 226 positioned as in Fig. 20, fluid under pressure is fed through I14 to valve I16 and thence through pipe I63 to a port 229 of valve I61 and the spool or piston Of valve I61 is to the right as in Fig. 21. This is true since the reversing valve 42 is supplying fluid under pressure to pipe I 68 and port 229 and is exhausting fluid from the valve I61 through port 231 and pipe I69.

Under such circumstances, fluid under pressure from the pump, entering spool valve I61 through port 239 from .thepipe I66 and passing between the spools or pistons 23I and 235,- exits through port 234 to a pipe I15 which, through a valve I16 and a pipe I98, deliverssuch fluid to the upper end of the cylinder 35. At this time, fluid from the lower end of such cylinder moves through a pipe I11; a valve I12 and a pipe I1I to the port 233 (Fig. 21) and passing between the spools or pistons 23I and 232 of said valve I16 exhausts through port 238 to the exhaust or return line I92.

In the diagram of Fig. 9, the reversing valve 42 has just been operated at the top of the machines stroke. Under these circumstances, passage 221 of valve body 226 has been shifted to place the inlet from pipe I13 in communication with the outlet to pipe I69 so fluid under pressure is now supplied to port 231 of valve I61 from orthrough the pipe or line I69and the entire spool or piston construction of valve I61 is to the left from the positionshown in Fig. 21. At this time, while fluid under pressure is supplied to port 231 it is exhausted from port 229since now passage 228 invalve body-226" is placing pipe I66, through valve I16 and pipe I14, in communication with exhaust or return pipe 296i The described movement of the spool or piston construction of valve I61 places pressure inlet port 236 of that valve in communication with the port 233 and thus pipe I1I, valve I12 and pipe I11 whereby fluid under pressure is fed to the lower end of cylinder 35 to'move the platenof the machine upwardly. Now, fluid may exhaust from the upper end of cylinder 35 through pipe 599, valve I16, pipe I15 and through port 2340f valve 561 between spools or pistons 235 and 235a to an exhaust port 236 and thenceto thereturn or exhaust pipe I92.

Assuming the machine to be in operation the pressure line I66 from the pressure relief valve I65 to. the four-way valve I61 serves to provide means to balance the piston valves of the latter. As shown in Fig.9 fluid under pressure from valve I65 is passing through pipe I 13 to the rotary pilot valve 42 and from the latter through pipe I69 to thefour-way valve I61 and from thence through pipe I15.tothe flow control and check valve I16 and from there through pipe I98 tothe upper portion of the cylinder.

As the piston is moved downwardly the posts 24 and 25 are similarly moved and carry the screw 45 and the dogs 49 and 59 with them. At thebottom of the stroke valve 42is reversed and stop post or pin 64 rests against it limitingscrew 65. When the valve 42 is reversed. the flow through line I69 is cut off andthe flow is then from valve 42 through line I14to the adjustable time control valve 110. Valve I10 has previously been set to give thedesired delay or pause at the bottom .of the stroke and at the end of this :pause the pressure is through line I68 from valve-I10 to valve I 61 and from. [the latter through pipe-HI tolthe counter-balance valve 112 and-from' the latter through pipe I11 to the lower end of-cylin' der.3 5.

Now thereturn stroke is imparted to the piston withincyli-nder 35 and the dogs 49 and 56 are carried upwardly and at the end ofthe upper stroke1valve42 iswagainreversed. The area=of the piston engagedby the fluid under pressure during theupstrokeofthe piston is only one half the area engaged by the fluid under pressure on the downstroke of thepiston. Therefore the pis ton is carried upwardly twice as fast as it iscar= ried downwardly.

The workingstroke'of'the presentmachine is the downstroke and thus we have a slow steady work stroke and'a rapid return. Valve I16 is a flow. control valve permitting rapid exhaust from the upper side'of the piston during the return stroke of the latter but permittingonly a pro determined return of feed or volume of feed to theupper portion of the cylinder on the downstr-oke. Counter-balance valve I12 prevents a descent of the pistonin cylinder 35 on removal of pressure from the system'by the moving of valve I to stop themachine.

Thus on operation of the valve I 95 to stop posi tion valve I12 acts as a check to retain the fluid inthe lower portion of the cylinder 35 so that all parts of the machine may be stopped and held at any point in their downward movement. The adjustable time control valve must be open to pressure momentarily between the delay periods and during this time oil or other fluid under pres-. sure is discharged through the line I99. The branch I91 from line I69 provides means subjecting the adjusted time control Valve I16 to pressure at the start of each'downstroke of the machine and this is between the delay'periods since they are at the end of the downstroke and .may be used for roughing out a punch or for other work and in Figs. 18 and 19 a block of metal is shown at 2539 and the same is marked or inscribed with a line 2H1 showing the shape of the desired punch.

The block will be secured to the work plate I34 and the latter adjusted so that as the tool comes down it engages the work. It has a stroke equal to the distance between the top 2! I of the block 209 and a point ZIZ which point is located below the top a distance slightly less than will be the height of the finished punch element. Block 209 is turned and adjusted while the tool is being moved up and down and gradually the metal of the block will be removed to a point close to the inscribed line 210 leaving only enough for cleaning up and finishing of the punch. This is also true with regard to the surface 2"] of the base. All cutting action takes place during the down stroke of the machine and the delay or pause at the bottom of the stroke provides times for the too1 to clean up the lower end of the work.

The return and downward feed is adjusted by the valve H6 controlling the escape from the upper end of the cylinder 35 although the feature of the valve is that in spite of the fact that it permits a free movement of the fluid from the cylinder so that the upstroke of the machine may befast it provides only for a slow feed for the fluid under pressure to the upper end of the cylinder so that the machine has a controlled downstroke. The slow working stroke and fast return is also assisted by the fact that the cylinder and piston construction is such that the volume of fluid at the lower side of the piston is only one half of that of the upper side thereof.

A feature of the machine is that adjustments of the length of the stroke may be easily made from the outside of the machine by manipulation of the knobs l and 95. As previously pointed out in considerable detail the adjustment of the knob to regulate the length of the downstroke simultaneously affects adjustment of the stop screw 65. Adjustments afiected by the knobs 15 and 95 for controlling the length of the down and up strokes may be affected not only from the outside'of the machine but also while the machine is actually operating.

The delay at the end of the working stroke permits the cutters to clear themselves before the beginning of the upstroke and compensates for any deflection of the cutters. Simultaneous adjustment of the dog 49 and control of the length of the downstroke with adjustment of the stop screw 65 is particularly desirable because if the pin 64 should engage screw 65 before the rotary pilot valve is tripped the machine would never start its upstroke. The tie-rod 55 and its limiting devices prevent adjustments of the dogs 49 and 50 up and downwardly respectively to such an extent as to disengage the gears 5i and 52 from the wide gears 93 and H4. Stop rods BI and .62 prevent adjustments of the dogs inwardly or toward one another to any such extent as would unmesh such gears.

Additionally the rod 55 and. associated parts together with rods 6! and 62 prevent a series of adjustments from working the gears out of mesh. For example, if gear 5! could be worked down to a position barely meshing with gear 93 then the tie-rod 53 would be in a lower position and permit a further downward adjustment of the gear 52 taking it completely out of mesh with the gear H4. However, rod 6! prevents this. A similar upward adjustment such as might enable gear 52 or 5| being adjusted each in a similar increment to unmesh one or the other from the companion gear is prevented by the rod 62.

Having thus set forth the nature of my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a machine of the class described, a platen, a motor on said platen, means for reciprocating said platen and thereb said motor, said means comprising a pair of parallel posts fixed to said platen and mounted for guided reciprocable movements, a hydraulic piston and cylinder construction, means mounting the cylinder Of said construction in a fixed position, means connecting the piston of such construction to said posts to impart reciprocable movements to the latter as the piston is moved in the cylinder, means for supplying fluid under pressure alternatel to the opposite ends of said cylinder, said last means including a pilot valve mounted in fixed position on said cylinder, and a pair of dogs movable with said posts and adapted to alternatively engage and reverse said valve at the ends of the respective movements of the dogs with said posts.

2. In a machine of the class described, a platen, a motor on said platen, means for reciprocating said platen and thereby said motor, said means comprising a pair of parallel posts fixed to said platen and mounted for guided reciprocable movements, a hydraulic piston and cylinder construction, means mounting the cylinder of said construction in a fixed position, means connecting the piston of such construction to said posts to impart reciprocable movements to the latter as the piston is move in the cylinder, means for supplying fluid under pressure alternately to the opposite ends of said cylinder, said last means including a pilot valve and means mounting it in a fixed position, and a pair of dogs movable in unison with said posts and platen and located to alternately engage and reverse said valve at the ends of the respective movements of the dogs with the posts and platen.

3. In a machine of the class described, a platen, a motor on said platen, means for reciprocating said platen and thereby said motor, said means comprising a pair of parallel posts fixed to said platen and mounted for guided reciprocable movements, a hydraulic piston and cylinder construction, means mounting the cylinder of said construction in a fixed position, means connecting the piston of such construction to said posts to impart reciprocable movements to the latter as the piston is moved in the cylinder, means for supplying fluid under pressure alternately to the opposite ends of said cylinder, said last means including a pilot valve and means mounting it in fixed position, a dog movable with said posts and adapted on movement in one direction to engage and reverse said valve, a second dog movable with said posts and adapted on movement in the opposite direction to engage and reverse said valve, and manually operable means for adjusting the first mentioned dog relative to the posts and the second mentioned dog.

4. In a machine of the class described, a platen,

aeaomse aimotor on saidzplaten; means. fort reciprocating said platen anditherebyssaidmotor, said means comprising apair of parallel postsfixedto said platen: and mounted: for. guided reciprocable movements, a hydraulic pistonand cylinder cone struction, means. mounting the cylinder. of said constructionina fixed position, means connecting the piston ofsuch construction to said posts to:impartreciprocable movements to the latteras the piston ismoved inthe cylinder, means for supplying fluid under pressure alternately to the opposite ends of said cylinder; said last means including a pilot valve andmeans mounting it infixed position, adog movable with said posts and adapted' on movement: in one direction to engage and reverse said valve, a second dog movable with said posts and adapted on movement inthe opposite direction to engage: and reverse said valve, and manually operable means for adjustingthe second -mentioned dog relative to the posts and thefirst mentioneddog.

5. In a machine of the class described, a platen, a motor on'said'platen, means for reciprocating said platen andtherebysaidmotor, said means comprising a pair of parallel'posts fixed to said platen and; mounted: for; guided reciprocable movements, a hydraulic piston and cylinder construction, means. mounting. the. cylinder of said construction in a fixedposition, means connecting the piston of such construction to said posts to impartreciprocablamovements to the latter asthe piston is movedin *thecylinder, means for supplying fluid under pressurealternately to the opposite ends otsaidcylinder, said last means including a pilot-valve and: means mounting it infixedposition, a dogmovablewith said posts and-adapted on-movementin one direction to engage and reverse said'valve, asecond dogvmovable with said posts and adapted on movement in the opposite direction-to engage andreverse said valve, a base enclosing-said post, valve and dogs, and means manually operable from the exterior of said base for adjusting said dogs relative to one another and to said posts.

6. In a machine of the class described, a base, a platen at one side of said base, a motor on said platen, said base including a top wall, a pair of parallel posts located for the most part in said base and fixed at corresponding ends to said platen, means for reciprocating said posts and thus said platen and motor, said last means including a piston and cylinder construction, means mounting said cylinder in a fixed position, means connecting said piston with said posts to impart reciprocable movements to the latter as the piston is moved in the cylinder, means for supplying fluid under pressure alternately to opposite ends of the cylinder, said last means including a pilot valve mounted in a fixed position, a dog movable with said posts and adapted on movement in one direction to engage and reverse said valve, a second dog movable with said posts and adapted on movement in the opposite direction to engage and reverse said valve, said valve and dogs located within said base, manual means operable from the exterior of said base for individually adjusting said dogs relative to said posts and to one another.

7. In a machine of the class described, a base, a platen at one side of said base, a motor on said platen, said base including a top wall, a pair of parallel posts located for the most part in said base and fixed at their corresponding ends to said platen, means for reciprocating said posts and thus said platen and motor, said last means: including a pistonzand cylinder construw tion, meansmounting said cylinder in a fixed position, means connecting said piston with said postslto impart reciproeable movements to the latter astthe piston ismoved in the cylinder, means for supplying fluid under pressure alternately to opposite ends of the cylinder, said last means. including a pilot valve mounted in a fixed position, adog movable with said posts and adapted on movement in one direction to engage and reverse said valve, a second dog movable with said postsand adapted on movement in the opposite direction to engage and reverse said valve, said valve and dogs located within said base; manual means operable from the exterior of said base' for individually adjusting said dogs relative to said posts and to one another, an adjustablestop means on one wall of saidbase in the path or movement of said platen, means 8'. The-combination as in claim 6 wherein saidmanual means includes a knob, a Vernier plate associatedwith said knob, and means whereby a' largel increment of movement of said knob results in but a small'turning movementof said- Vernier plate.

9. The combination as in claim 7' wherein said manual means includes a knob, a" Vernier plate associated with-said knob; and means whereby a' large-increment-of movement of said knob results only a small movement of said plate.

10-; The combination as in claim 6 wherein said dogs-are mounted on a fixed screw, a gear associated with each-of said dogs and threaded onto'said screw, and saidmanual means including means for rotating said gears and threading them along said screw to adjust said dogs longitudinally thereof.

11. The combination as in claim 7 wherein said dogs are mounted on a fixed screw, a gear associated with each of said dogs and threaded onto said screw, and said manual means including means for rotating said gears and threading them along said screw to adjust said dogs longitudinally thereof.

12. The combination as in claim 6 including a gear movable with each of said dogs and rotatable relative to them, said manual means including wide gears meshing with the gears of the respective dogs to stay in mesh with the latter when they are adjusted with the dogs, a fixed screw, said dogs slidable on said screw, said gears movable with the dogs threaded to said screw, hand knobs, and means whereby on turning of said hand knobs said wide gears are turned.

13. The combination as in claim '7 including a gear movable with each of said dogs and rotatable relative to them, said manual means including wide gears meshing with the gears of the respective dogs to stay in mesh with the latter when they are adjusted with the dogs, a fixed screw, said dogs slidable on said screw, said gears movable with the dogs threaded to said screw, hand knobs, and means whereby on turning of said hand knobs said wide gears are turned.

14. In a machine of the class described, a motor and a tool supported and rotated by the shaft of the motor about a horizontal axis, means for continuously reciprocating said motor and thereby said tool vertically, said means comprising a hydraulic cylinder and piston construction of which one of said piston and cylinder is vertically movable to move said motor and tool, means for supplying fluid under pressure alternately to the opposite ends of said cylinder of said construction, said last means including a pilot valve mounted in fixed position, a pair of dogs movable with the movable part of said piston and cylinder construction and adapted to alternately engage and reverse said valve at the ends of the respective movements of the dogs, and means manually operable by hand pieces remote from said dogs for independently adjusting them toward and from one another to vary the lengths of the strokes of said reciprocating movement.

15. In a machine of the class described, ,a base, a motor in the upper side of said base, a tool supported by the shaft of said motor and by the latter rotatable about a horizontal axis, means for continually vertically reciprocating said motor and tool, said means including a piston and cylinder construction of which one of said piston and cylinder is vertically movable, means for applying fluid under pressure alternately to opposite ends of a cylinder, said latter means including a fixed pilot means, a dog movable vertically with the movable one of said piston and cylinder construction and adapted on downward movement to engage and reverse said valve, a second dog movable vertically with the movable one of said piston and cylinder construction and adapted on upward movement to engage and reverse said valve, manual means operable for individually adjusting said dogs vertically relative to one another and to the movable one of said piston and cylinder construction, a vertically adjustable stop means at the upper end of said base and below said motor, means movable with said motor to engage said stop means on the limit of downward movement of the motor and tool, and means whereby the manual means for adjusting the first mentioned dog simultaneously adjusts the position of said stop means whereby the stop means and first mentioned dog always are in the same relation.

16. In a machine of the class described, a base, a platen, an electric motor mounted on said platen, hydraulic means for reciprocating said platen and the motor thereon relative to said base, adjustable means to vary the stroke imparted in One direction to said platen by said hydraulic means, a mechanical stop on said base to positively limit such stroke of the platen by said hydraulic means, said mechanical stop adjustable, and a single manually operable instrumentality for simultaneously adjusting said adjustable means and said mechanical stop to maintain them in predetermined relation.

STEPHEN W. LASTO.

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